500 Lbs Heavy Duty Hitch Mount Cargo Carrier 60"x24"x14.4" Folding Rear Luggage Rack Basket Fits 2" Receiver for Car SUV Camping Traveling with Stablizer Waterproof Bag Net Ratchet Straps Lock

I like this thing more than I expected. It's about as sturdy as you'd want it to be, because any more and it would be too heavy to move around and install/remove, any less and it would be too light duty. The instructions were worthless, but it was easy to assemble. There is some spring/bolt thingy that I have NO idea how it could possibly have a function, but it seemed to be an extra anyway, because everything else necessary to put it together and install was there. It doesn't come with a hitch pin, though, just a bolt that you have to use tools to tighten. So if you want it to be a bit easier to install, buy a separate hitch pin. To make it less wobbly, it has this bent plate that tightens against the bottom of your receiver tube, and that DOES require an 18mm wrench to tighten/loosen every time you install/remove this cargo carrier, so just know that if you want to remove it when you get to your location, take an 18mm wrench with you. You could probably drive without the tension plate installed, but it will definitely wiggle around more. I love that the gate sides fold up so it's as flat as possible when storing. The bag is quite large. It fills the entire thing, plus sticks out the top about a foot. I easily put 6 large sleeping bags, 4 thick "Therma-Rest" style sleeping pads, two cots, 3 adult pairs of boots, and a small backpack, and I had still had some room at the top where I could have put more small items. With our 2015 Toyota Highlander, you can still open the rear lift hatch with the cargo carrier installed. If it's super overloaded, the door might hit the cargo you loaded unless you keep it to the backside, but with a medium load it's not a problem. However, my friend's Yukon could NOT open the rear lift hatch with the carrier installed, let alone with cargo, so it depends on your vehicle's shape, I guess. We also own a rooftop cargo carrier. This has been so much easier to install, load, and use than the rooftop carrier, and as an added bonus, it doesn't seem to affect gas mileage at all. And double bonus, the hard-shell rooftop carrier is limited to what fits with it still being able to close. This hitch carrier can be loaded as much as you can strap onto it, so if you need just a bit more room and have enough straps or rope, knock yourself out. In conclusion, yes, this thing was GREAT for the price. I love it.

If you are putting this on a car with a Class I hitch, only holds 250 lbs. You will be able to carry 350 lbs with a Class II hitch. I don't have a vehicle that will allow 500 lbs hitch weight, but this cargo carrier seems very well built and will probably hold. On my 2011 Lexus ES350 I got the long shank 1-1/4" to 2" offset adapter which raises the cargo carrier several inches. If you are doing a straight 1-1/4" to 2" adapter, you may end up creating a lot of sparks at night on the Interstate when going over those bridges and dips on our wonderful roads. Definitely need to raise this carrier up. I like the folding feature. The water resistant bag is high quality and prevents rain from infiltrating the cargo inside. Nice zipper and velcro. Great set of straps to hold your cargo down, in a neat zippered bag, too!

We need to carry more stuff than will fit inside our SUV when we travel between our winter home in Florida and our summer home in New York. The carrier is very sturdy but not very heavy, and the bag that comes with it and sits on the carrier is large and has a waterproof seal. It holds three good-sized totes plus some large duffel bags. It is cheaper to buy this than renting a small U-Haul trailer twice a year and makes driving much easier. However, it will obscure your license plate, so for long trips you may want to move the license plate to the back of the carrier. It appears to have a powder-coated finish, so I don't think rust will be a problem. It comes with almost everything you need to tie down the bag onto the carrier, but you will need a hitch pin to secure the carrier into your hitch receiver, and I would suggest a locking hitch pin which we already had since we use the SUV to tow either a small pop-up trailer or our 16 foot pontoon boat and trailer.

This is an excellent product and has served me well for two family vacations. It was easy to assemble and attach to our Pathfinder SUV and holds lots of luggage, etc. in a waterproof bag. A problem arose when one of the spring clips that hold the sides together fell apart and the spring rolled off and was lost while checking into a hotel. If you carry some kind of strong wire to help hold the sides together you're in good shape. Also take plenty of bungee cords to secure the bag as the straps that come with the bag are useless.

Our family unexpectedly grew last year, we are not ready to buy a new car yet. We bought this Save some space in the SUV. It worked perfectly! The bag protected all of our stuff from the driving rain, we were able to put all of our suitcases, plus some extra things on the rack. Directions were slightly tricky, but it installed perfectly!

Definitely a great purchase. Everything from assembly to use is super easy. I put it together in under an hour. It comes folded completely flat and folds up against the vehicle flat when not in use. I put it together with a socket wrench and a monkey wrench. It mounts into the receiver hitch with ease. It wobbles a little but, but it seems to be normal. It still is very sturdy. It definitely is worth every penny. Also it might help to have two people to mount it to the vehicle.

This rack is very useful for travel especially if you have lots of baggage, make sure your vehicle has enough space for hitch receiver also if your vehicle is equipped with rear view cameras and sensors you might have disengage this safety feature.

This hitch mount is everything we expected and more . Our trip is coming right up and this will make things so much easier!